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Kenya's police have long been accused of carrying out extra-judicial executions.
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Police on Friday charged Hania Said Sagar, widow of Islamic cleric Aboud Rogo, who authorities say was a key recruiter for Somali extremist group al-Shabab, with failure to disclose information about the attack's alleged mastermind. He said police considered the women to be terrorists and that the action taken was justified under the circumstances. Dan Steinberg / AP file photo Show More Show Less 2 of 3. If anyone thinks that police executed the three women, they can take legal action and due process will be followed, said Charles Owino, a police spokesman. Actor Brendan Fraser at the 14th Annual Critics' Choice Awards in Santa Monica, Calif., on Jan. "Why kill disarmed young girls instead of apprehending them, taking them to the court of law?" Khalifa said. Khelef Khalifa, the chairman of the Muslims for Human Rights group, said the police explanation does not add up. "They are more valuable alive than dead." "They should have been arrested for the information they can provide," Kimathi said. Police said the women had pledged allegiance to IS.Īctivist al-Amin Kimathi demanded that the police officers responsible for the executions be prosecuted. 11 after they attacked the police station in Mombasa with a petrol bomb and knife. Shortly after the incident and in a climate of widespread revolt, Chief Lucas Mangope was removed from power and a temporary administrator was put in his place by the Transitional Executive Council (TEC). Three AWB members were shot dead by members of the Bophuthatswana Defence Force.
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Police said they killed the three women on Sept. Under the leadership of AWB leader, Eugene Terre’Blanche, the right wing AWB members randomly attacked residents in the Mafikeng town of Bophuthatswana, killing 42 people. Another video posted online shows a woman burnt and lying on her back while being questioned about the attack. In one video posted on social media by a human rights activist, two of the women can be seen sprawled on the ground with severe burns on their bodies. NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Human rights activists on Friday accused Kenyan police of executing three women who allegedly attacked a police station this month after pledging allegiance to the Islamic State group.